A few weeks ago, I put together a world cup prediction app \u2014 Set Piece Picks<\/a> \u2014 and I\u2019m opening it up to the BWRAO community for the tournament. This post is mostly just a walkthrough of how to get started, but I\u2019ll say upfront: I built it to be simple, low-commitment, and as private as reasonably possible. No emails collected, no spam, no nonsense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One thing worth flagging before we get into it \u2014 although I don\u2019t collect email addresses, which keeps things pretty anonymous, it does come with a real tradeoff: if you forget your password, I can\u2019t reset it. There\u2019s no recovery mechanism. Pick something you\u2019ll remember. And for what it\u2019s worth, passwords go through a one-way encryption process before they;re stored \u2014 I genuinely cannot see them even if I wanted to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Head to the site and find the \u201cMy Bracket\u201d section. If you\u2019re new, create an account with a username and password. If you\u2019ve been here before, just log back in. No email verification, no confirmation link to hunt down in your spam folder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You don\u2019t need to join a group to participate \u2014 there\u2019s a global leaderboard anyone can appear on \u2014 but groups are where it gets fun. Under the Groups tab you can either create one or join one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019ve already set up a BWRAO group for the community. To join, head to the Groups tab, enter invite code Z9MU8N<\/strong> and password FinoAllaFine<\/strong>, and you\u2019re in. If you\u2019ve already filled out your bracket, it\u2019ll automatically be placed in the group. If you\u2019ve yet to fill it out when you join, your bracket will be placed in the group upon saving. If you want to run a separate group with friends or family on top of that, creating one just asks for a name and password \u2014 you\u2019ll get your own six-digit invite code to share. One bracket can be in as many groups as you want simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The bracket has two distinct sections. In the group stage, you\u2019re picking the result (win, draw, or loss) and the exact score for every match. You get seven points for getting the result right and an additional 3 for nailing the exact scoreline \u2014 so 10 points total for a correct score, seven for just getting the result. Each round of the tournament is worth 720 points in total, so the group stage games are worth less individually (more games, same pool) while knockout rounds carry more weight per match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Speaking of the knockouts \u2014 those are winner-only picks, no score needed. Point values start at 45 per game in the round of 32 and double each round through the final. Again, each round works out to 720 points total, which I think is a pretty elegant way to keep later rounds meaningful without making the group stage irrelevant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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